Front brakes
I did a brake job on my 2002 2500 Dmax. The back brakes on the right rear were down to metal to metal. Put on a new rotor and pads. Now to the front. There were a lot of pad left but changed them any ...
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RoyJ wrote:Grit dog wrote:
There's a reason that front brakes are never smaller or less capable and generally always larger with more stopping force than rear brakes on ALL vehicles.
On LIGHT vehicles / trucks.
Starting in Class 4 / 5, rear brakes starts to match or slightly exceed the fronts. Ram 5500s have 15.5" rear disks IIRC.
Class 7 and above, single / tandem axle dumps, city buses, hwy coaches, tractors, all have significantly more rear braking power than the front. There's a point where weight transfer can't overcome the much heavier rear axle, especially with long wheelbases.
Yup, 10-4, roger that, I agree. This thread was about a 3/4 ton truck though.
My mistake for using the term “all” without context …
